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Tiny Baby, Tiny Apartment (Part 5): Going Back to Work Sucks Balls
You just had a baby and you’re cruising through maternity leave. Five minutes ago your baby was a newborn — a cozy little blob of goo who slept peacefully on your chest between feedings. Now she yells and laughs, she kicks you and yanks your hair. She faces out in
Rent Is Too Damn High in New York City…even for Toys “R” Us
For most New Yorkers rental payments come too soon and the cost cannot make up for what their paychecks can account for. City life has always been about connections, culture, and easy access to transportation and health care. But few people thought that this would come at the great cost of unbearable living spaces. Apartment sharing, unsafe
Win a FREE Signed Copy of Matt Kepnes’ “Travel the World on $50 a Day!”
How to travel on $50 a day will show you why that is a lie and how to use the system against itself to gain free flights, hotel rooms, find alternative accommodation, get into attractions for free, websites to find the best deals, and as well as detailed costs and saving
I Drive SF: “Is This a Lyft or Do I Need to Pay You?”
It’s Saturday night. I’m cruising through Hayes Valley, keeping a watchful eye for street hails outside the Jazz Center. On Franklin, a hand goes up, though somewhat feebly. I pull over anyway. A young guy approaches my window. “Can you take me to Safeway?” I look in my rearview at
NYC is Looking For Writers and Interns
Broke-Ass NYC is Looking for Unabashed Interns & Writers Besides being named “Best Local Website” by the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Broke-Ass Stuart has been called, “The Chief of Cheap” by Time Out New York, “an Underground Legend” by the SF Chronicle, and “Best Local Writer” by SF Weekly. But
I Drive SF: From Rideshare to Taxi
It’s inevitable. Now that I drive a taxi, I regularly field the inquiry: “So… have you thought about driving for Uber?” When I tell my passengers that I did the Lyft and Uber thing before switching to taxi driving, they’re usually shocked. “Don’t you make more money with Lyft and
It’s the Earliest Daylight Saving Time Switch Ever, and That’s Bullshit
Half of the fucking U.S. is covered with snow and we’re still going to ‘Spring forward’ this weekend. March 8 is the earliest date we’ve ever transitioned into Daylight Saving Time, and that’s bullshit. How in the fuck can we “Spring forward” when it is not yet even Spring? In
Broke-Ass Artist of the Week – The elusive, Qween Amor
Brokeassstuart.com proudly presents the Broke-Ass Artists series where we give our readers an insight to the struggle of some up and coming talent in music. What advice would you give to someone who is afraid to pursue their passion? Get over it. [sic] We are not obligated or required to